How to update appsettings.json files

The Intent.VisualStudio.Projects module automatically generates the appsettings.json file for relevant .NET project types.

To have additional configuration applied to an appsettings.json file, use the ApplyAppSetting extension method in your Template, for example:

public override void BeforeTemplateExecution()
{
    this.ApplyAppSetting(
        field: "CustomSectionName:SomeStringField",
        value: "Some Value");

    this.ApplyAppSetting(
        field: "OtherCustomSectionName",
        value: new
        {
            IntValue = 10,
            StrValue = "My String"
        });
}

Note

This extension method requires Intent.Modules.Common.CSharp NuGet package to be installed in your module project.

Important

This can only be invoked after construction of the template, otherwise the template which responds to this event might not yet have been constructed.

Placing this method in the override of either the AfterTemplateRegistration or BeforeTemplateExecution methods will ensure it is called only after all other templates have been constructed.

In the example above, your appsettings.json file will receive the following:

{
    // ... other configuration...

    "CustomSectionName": {
        "SomeStringField": "Some Value"
    },
    "OtherCustomSectionName": {
        "IntValue": 10,
        "StrValue": "My String"
    }
}